Method, Device and System for Controlling Auxiliary Information about User Equipment

ABSTRACT

A method, device and system for controlling assistant information of user equipment are disclosed. The field of wireless communication technology is related, and the problem is solved that the system efficiency is reduced, for UE reports the assistant information inappropriately. The method includes: the user equipment acquiring a control parameter of assistant information configured by a network side; and the user equipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipment to the network side according to the control parameter of assistant information. The technical scheme provided in the example of the present document is applied to a LTE system or a UMTS system, which implements that the network side controls the UE reporting the assistant information.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present document relates to the field of wireless communicationtechnology, and particularly, to a method, device and system forcontrolling assistant information of user equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE RELATED ART

With the gradual improvement of people's living standard, people'sdemands on communications also increase daily, wherein most of thedemands are more personalized demands. Along with the raise andimplementation of these demands, the terminal design also presents a newdevelopment tendency—an intelligent terminal with large screen.

The intelligent terminal can provide various services, from surfing theinternet to optional installation and uninstallation of software, forthe users, which makes application services of the terminal morecomplete and life of the users rich and colorful. However, with thewidespread use of the intelligent terminal, disadvantages of theintelligent terminal itself and its influence on the current networkside also become prominent day by day.

For the intelligent terminal itself, its power consumption is very high,and both standby time and service time are comparatively limited; andfor the network, the large-scale applications of the intelligentterminal pose big signaling pressure and resource usage pressure on thenetwork. A main factor causing the above phenomenon is: variousapplication programs always running on the foreground and background ofthe operating system of the intelligent terminal, and these applicationprograms untimely sending data to the network side or receiving datafrom the network side.

Generally, the system configures a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cyclefor the terminal, and the terminal receives and sends the data by areminder at a pre-determined cycle, and then it enters a sleep cycle,thus a power-saving effect can be achieved; if the configured DRX cycleis too short, the terminal wakes frequently, and the power-saving effectcannot be achieved; and if the configured DRX is too long, an increaseof the data delay may be caused. Only when the DRX cycle and the datareach a regular matching, can the data delay be guaranteed and thepower-saving performance be achieved. Many applications run by theintelligent terminal such as the QQ chat are not so sensitive to thedelay, thus a more power-saving configuration can be selected from thetwo objectives of power saving and service performance.

In addition, in order to be able to reduce the delay of datatransmission and better guarantee the user experience, after theterminal completes transmission or reception of the data at a time, itcan be kept in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection status for along time, but wastage of electric quantity also increase in this way.However, if a time span of the terminal being kept in the connectionstatus is quite short for saving the electric quantity, due to thetransmission and reception of the data without timing, the terminal maybe required to frequently initiate a random access process and a RRCconnection establishment process; and if the time of the terminal beingkept in the RRC connection status is quite long, excessive handoverprocesses may be caused, thus the signaling pressure and the usagepressure of control resources of the network side will increase greatly.

Therefore, in order to be able to keep the standby time and service timeof the intelligent terminal as long as possible and consider both thesignaling pressure and resource usage pressure of the network, it isrequired to reasonably control the time span of the intelligent terminalbeing kept in the RRC connection status after finishing the operation oftransmission or reception of the data at a time, that is, it is requiredto find out a balance point between the two.

According to the relevant simulation and analysis, it can be obtainedthat a movement speed of the intelligent terminal is an importantdeterminant of the intelligent terminal being kept in the RRC connectionstatus. In the condition of a lower movement speed, the intelligentterminal can be kept in the RRC connection status for a relativelylonger time, thus the terminal can reduce the power loss by configuringreasonable parameters of discontinuous reception function, andmeanwhile, it also can keep a lower overhead of signaling and resources(a probability of occurrence of handover is very low); in the conditionof a higher movement speed, the intelligent terminal can be kept in theRRC connection status for a relatively shorter time, thus the terminalcan save the power loss, and meanwhile, it also can reduce the overheadof signaling and resources (a handover operation is replaced with thereselection of cells). Therefore, it is necessary for the network sideto master the relevant information of the movement information of theintelligent terminal, thereby reasonably controlling the time span ofthe terminal being kept in the RRC connection status.

An optimization with respect to the intelligent terminal is beingdiscussed in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) at present,and the currently determined optimization measurement is that:

the terminal (i.e., User Equipment (UE)) can report assistantinformation, wherein the assistant information includes: whether the UEprefers a power-saving software user experience or a high-performancesoftware user experience, mobility information of the UE and datatransmission interval of the UE and so on, and the network side decideshow to optimize wireless parameters of the UE according to the assistantinformation.

For example, if the UE wishes to be more power-saving in the assistantinformation, the network can configure a longer DRX cycle for theterminal so that the terminal is power-saving.

However, a rule of reporting the assistant information is not defined inthe discussion of the 3GPP at present, in the condition of no control,the UE is likely to frequently send the assistant information, but notall the assistant information reported by the UE is necessary keyinformation for the radio resource management of the network side (e.g.,the preference of the UE to the power saving or the performance may notbe always favorable to the network, if the preference of the UE issatisfied, load of the network side may increase), and gains will not bealways brought to the radio resource efficiency of the system.Therefore, if the rule of the UE reporting the assistant information isinappropriate, excessively additional overhead will be brought to thesystem on the contrary, which reduces the system efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The example of the present document provides a method, device and systemfor controlling assistant information of user equipment, which solvesthe problem that the system efficiency is reduced, for the UE reportsthe assistant information inappropriately.

A method for controlling assistant information of user equipmentcomprises:

the user equipment acquiring a control parameter of assistantinformation configured by a network side; and

the user equipment reporting the assistant information of the userequipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes afirst preset time span; the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation of the user equipment to the network side according to thecontrol parameter of assistant information comprises: the user equipmentdetermining whether a time interval from the last transmission ofassistant information exceeds the first preset time span when it isrequired to send the assistant information, when the time intervalexceeds the first preset time span, the user equipment sending theassistant information, and when the time interval does not exceed thefirst preset time span, the user equipment not sending the assistantinformation.

Preferably, the user equipment contains a first timer, the userequipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation comprises:

when the user equipment sends the assistant information, the first timerbeing cleared and restarting timing according to the first preset timespan;

the user equipment checking a timing situation of the first timer whenit is required to send the assistant information, if the first timertimes out, the user equipment sending the assistant information, and ifthe first timer does not time out, the user equipment not sending theassistant information.

Preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant information ofthe user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises:

during the timing of the first timer, if the user equipment releases anRRC connection or the user equipment moves to other cells, the firsttimer stopping timing.

Preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant information ofthe user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises:

during the timing of the first timer, if the user equipment releases anRRC connection or the user equipment moves to other cells, the firsttimer continuing timing.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes asecond preset threshold; the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation of the user equipment to the network side according to thecontrol parameter of assistant information comprises: when the userequipment is in a RRC connection status and it is required to send theassistant information, the user equipment determining whether the numberof times of the user equipment having sent the assistant information inthe current RRC connection status reaches or exceeds the second presetthreshold, when the second preset threshold is not reached, sending theassistant information, and when the second preset threshold is reachedor exceeded, not sending the assistant information.

Preferably, the user equipment contains a second counter, the userequipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation comprises:

when the user equipment triggers a RRC connection establishment process,the user equipment starting the second counter to start to count fromzero;

the user equipment checking a counting situation of the second counterwhen it is required to send the assistant information, if a countingresult of the second counter does not reach the second preset threshold,the user equipment sending the assistant information, and if thecounting result of the second counter reaches or exceeds the secondpreset threshold, the user equipment not sending the assistantinformation.

Preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant information ofthe user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises:

when the user equipment establishing the RRC connection fails or the RRCconnection of the user equipment is released, the second counterstopping counting.

Preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant information ofthe user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises:

when the user equipment initiates a handover process, the second counterstopping counting.

Preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant information ofthe user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises:

when the user equipment initiates a handover process, the second countercontinuing counting.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes athird preset time span and a fourth preset threshold; the user equipmentreporting the assistant information of the user equipment to the networkside according to the control parameter of assistant informationcomprises: the user equipment determining whether the number of times ofthe user equipment sending the assistant information within the thirdpreset time span reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold when itis required to send the assistant information, when the number of timesof sending the assistant information does not reach the fourth presetthreshold, sending the assistant information, and when the number oftimes of sending the assistant information reaches or exceeds the fourthpreset threshold, not sending the assistant information.

Preferably, the user equipment contains a third timer and a fourthcounter, the user equipment reporting the assistant information of theuser equipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information comprises:

when a triggering condition is satisfied, the third timer being clearedand retiming according to the third preset time span;

while the third timer is cleared and retimes, the fourth counterstarting to count from zero;

the user equipment checking a counting situation of the fourth counterwhen it is required to send the assistant information, if a countingresult of the fourth counter does not reach the fourth preset threshold,sending the assistant information, and if the counting result of thefourth counter reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold, notsending the assistant information.

Preferably, the triggering condition includes:

timing of the third timer expires according to the third preset timespan.

Preferably, the triggering condition further includes:

the user equipment completing an Attach process to establish aconnection with a core network; or,

the user equipment completing an RRC connection process to establish aconnection with an access network; or,

the user equipment starting up; or,

the user equipment receiving information including the control parameterof assistant information sent by the network side; or,

reaching a time of starting the third timer to start timing customizedby the user equipment.

Preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant information ofthe user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises:

when the user equipment initiates the handover process or reselects tobe in other cells, the third timer stopping timing, and the fourthcounter stopping counting.

Preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant information ofthe user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises:

when the user equipment initiates the handover process or reselects tobe in other cells, the third timer continuing timing, and the fourthcounter continuing counting.

Preferably, the user equipment acquiring a control parameter ofassistant information configured by a network side is specifically:

the user equipment accepting the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the network side for the user equipmentthrough a system message; and/or,

the user equipment accepting the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the network side for the user equipmentthrough a RRC dedicated signaling; and/or,

the user equipment accepting the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the network side for the user equipmentthrough a Media Access Control (MAC) signaling; and/or,

the user equipment accepting the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the network side for the user equipmentthrough a downlink control channel.

Preferably, when the user equipment accepts the control parameter ofassistant information configured by the network side for the userequipment through the system message, the method further comprises:

when the user equipment performs handover or reselects to be in othercells, the

user equipment reading a broadcast message of a target cell;

if the broadcast message of the target cell includes a control parameterof assistant information of the user equipment sending the assistantinformation, the user equipment sending the assistant informationaccording to the control parameter of assistant information in thebroadcast message; and

if the broadcast message of the target cell does not include a controlparameter of assistant information of the user equipment sending theassistant information, the user equipment not controlling thetransmission of the assistant information.

Preferably, when the network side configures the control parameter ofassistant information for the user equipment through the RRC dedicatedsignaling or the network side configures the control parameter ofassistant information for the user equipment through the MAC signaling,the method further comprises:

after the user equipment performs handover or reselects to be in thetarget cell, the user equipment canceling a control parameter ofassistant information of a source cell, and not performing control onthe transmission of the assistant information; or,

after the user equipment performs handover or reselects to be in thetarget cell, the user equipment canceling the control parameter ofassistant information of the source cell, not performing control on thetransmission of the assistant information, and after receiving thecontrol parameter of assistant information sent by the target cell,performing control on the transmission of the assistant informationaccording to the control parameter of assistant information sent by thetarget cell; or,

after the user equipment performs handover or reselects to be in thetarget cell, continuing performing control on the transmission of theassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the source cell; or,

after the user equipment performs handover or reselects to be in thetarget cell, continuing performing control on the transmission of theassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the source cell, and after receiving thecontrol parameter of assistant information sent by the target cell,performing control on the transmission of the assistant informationaccording to the control parameter of assistant information sent by thetarget cell.

The example of the present document further provides a method forcontrolling assistant information of user equipment, which comprises:

a network side determining whether it is required to perform control onthe user equipment reporting the assistant information according to aload condition of the network side; and

when determining that it is required to perform control on the userequipment reporting the assistant information, the network sideconfiguring a control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment, and sending the control parameter of assistant information tothe user equipment.

Preferably, the network side determining whether it is required toperform control on the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation according to a load condition of the network side comprises:

when a change of load is higher than a preset load threshold, thenetwork side determining that it is required to perform control on theuser equipment reporting the assistant information.

Preferably, when determining that it is required to perform control onthe user equipment reporting the assistant information, the network sideconfiguring a control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment comprises:

configuring the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment at a preset moment of sending the control parameter ofassistant information; or,

after receiving the assistant information sent by the user equipment,the network side feeding back a rejection indication indicating thatwireless parameters are not reconfigured for the user equipment to theuser equipment, and configuring the control parameter of assistantinformation for the user equipment through the rejection indication; or,

after receiving the assistant information sent by the user equipment,the network side feeding back configuration information includingreconfigured wireless parameters to the user equipment, and configuringthe control parameter of assistant information for the user equipmentthrough the configuration information.

Preferably, a bearer way used when configuring the control parameter ofassistant information for the user equipment is:

the network side configuring the control parameter of assistantinformation for the user equipment through a system message; and/or,

the network side configuring the control parameter of assistantinformation for the user equipment through a RRC dedicated signaling;and/or,

the network side configuring the control parameter of assistantinformation for the user equipment through a MAC signaling; and/or,

the network side configuring the control parameter of assistantinformation for the user equipment through a downlink control channel.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes afirst preset time span, the control parameter of assistant informationis specifically: the user equipment determining whether a time intervalfrom the last transmission of assistant information exceeds the firstpreset time span when it is required to send the assistant information,when the time interval exceeds the first preset time span, the userequipment sending the assistant information, and when the time intervaldoes not exceed the first preset time span, the user equipment notsending the assistant information.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes asecond preset threshold, the control parameter of assistant informationis specifically: when the user equipment is in a RRC connection statusand it is required to send the assistant information, the user equipmentdetermining whether the number of times of the user equipment havingsent the assistant information in the current RRC connection statusreaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, when the number of timesof having sent the assistant information does not reach the secondpreset threshold, sending the assistant information, and when the numberof times of having sent the assistant information reaches or exceeds thesecond preset threshold, not sending the assistant information.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes athird preset time span and a fourth preset threshold, the controlparameter of assistant information is specifically: the user equipmentdetermining whether the number of times of the user equipment sendingthe assistant information within the third preset time span reaches orexceeds the fourth preset threshold when it is required to send theassistant information, when the number of times of sending the assistantinformation does not reach the fourth preset threshold, sending theassistant information, and when the number of times of sending theassistant information reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold,not sending the assistant information.

The example of the present document further provides a device forcontrolling assistant information of user equipment, which is applied toapplication settings and comprises:

a parameter acquisition module, configured to: acquire a controlparameter of assistant information configured by a network side; and

an assistant information report module, configured to: report theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes afirst preset time span; the assistant information report module isconfigured to report the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation, comprising: the user equipment determining whether a timeinterval from the last transmission of assistant information exceeds thefirst preset time span when it is required to send the assistantinformation, when the time interval exceeds the first preset time span,sending the assistant information, and when the time interval does notexceed the first preset time span, not sending the assistantinformation; the assistant information report module comprises:

a first timer, configured to: be cleared and restart timing according tothe first preset time span when the user equipment sends the assistantinformation;

a first determination unit, configured to: check a timing situation ofthe first timer when it is required to send the assistant information,if the first timer times out, the user equipment sends the assistantinformation, and if the first timer does not time out, the userequipment does not send the assistant information.

Preferably, the first timer is further configured to: stop timing whenthe user equipment releases a RRC connection or the user equipment movesto other cells.

Preferably, the first timer is further configured to: continue timingwhen the user equipment releases a RRC connection or the user equipmentmoves to other cells.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes asecond preset threshold; the assistant information report module beingconfigured to report the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation comprises: when the user equipment is in a RRC connectionstatus and it is required to send the assistant information, determiningwhether the number of times of the user equipment having sent theassistant information in the current RRC connection status reaches orexceeds the second preset threshold, when the second preset threshold isnot reached, sending the assistant information, and when the secondpreset threshold is reached or exceeded, not sending the assistantinformation; the assistant information report module comprises:

a second counter, configured to: when the user equipment triggers a RRCconnection establishment process, start to count from zero; and

a second determination unit, configured to: check a counting situationof the second counter when it is required to send the assistantinformation, and if a counting result of the second counter does notreach the second preset threshold, the user equipment sends theassistant information, and if the counting result of the second counterreaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, the user equipment doesnot send the assistant information.

Preferably, the second counter is further configured to: stop countingwhen the user equipment establishing the RRC connection fails or the RRCconnection of the user equipment is released.

Preferably, the second counter is further configured to: stop countingwhen the user equipment initiates a handover process.

Preferably, the second counter is further configured to: continuecounting when the user equipment initiates a handover process.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes athird preset time span and a fourth preset threshold, the assistantinformation report module is configured to report the assistantinformation of the user equipment to the network side according to thecontrol parameter of assistant information, comprising: determiningwhether the number of times of the user equipment sending the assistantinformation within the third preset time span reaches or exceeds thefourth preset threshold when it is required to send the assistantinformation, when the number of times of sending the assistantinformation does not reach the fourth preset threshold, sending theassistant information, and when the number of times of sending theassistant information reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold,not sending the assistant information; the assistant information reportmodule comprises:

a third timer, configured to: be cleared when a triggering condition issatisfied, and retime according to the third preset time span, whereinthe triggering condition includes timing of the third timer expiresaccording to the third preset time span and/or any one or any multipleof the following events:

the user equipment completing an Attach process to establish aconnection with a core network, the user equipment completing a RRCconnection process to establish a connection with an access network, theuser equipment starting up, the user equipment receiving informationincluding the control parameter of assistant information sent by thenetwork side, and reaching a time of starting the third timer to starttiming customized by the user equipment;

a fourth counter, configured to: while the third timer is cleared andretimes, start to count from zero; and

a third determination unit, configured to: check a counting situation ofthe fourth counter when it is required to send the assistantinformation, if a counting result of the fourth counter does not reachthe fourth preset threshold, send the assistant information, and if thecounting result of the fourth counter reaches or exceeds the fourthpreset threshold, not send the assistant information.

Preferably, the third timer is further configured to: stop timing whenthe user equipment initiates a handover process or reselects to be inother cells; and the fourth counter is further configured to: stopcounting when the third timer stops timing.

Preferably, the third timer is further configured to: continue timingwhen the user equipment initiates the handover process or reselects tobe in other cells; and

the fourth counter is further configured to: continue counting when theuser equipment initiates the handover process or reselects to be inother cells.

Preferably, the parameter acquisition module is configured to acquire acontrol parameter of assistant information configured by a network side,comprising:

accepting the control parameter of assistant information configured bythe network side for the user equipment through a system message;and/or,

accepting the control parameter of assistant information configured bythe network side for the user equipment through a RRC dedicatedsignaling; and/or,

accepting the control parameter of assistant information configured bythe network side for the user equipment through a MAC signaling; and/or,

accepting the control parameter of assistant information configured bythe network side for the user equipment through a downlink controlchannel.

The example of the present document further provides a device forcontrolling assistant information of user equipment, which is applied toa network side and comprises:

a control starting module, configured to: determine whether it isrequired to perform control on the user equipment reporting theassistant information according to a load condition of the network side;

a configuration execution module, configured to: when the controlstarting module determines that it is required to perform control on theuser equipment reporting the assistant information, configure a controlparameter of assistant information for the user equipment; and

a transmitting module, configured to: send the control parameter ofassistant information to the user equipment.

Preferably, the control starting module is configured to determinewhether it is required to perform control on the user equipmentreporting the assistant information according to a load condition of thenetwork side, comprising:

when a change of load is higher than a preset load threshold,determining that it is required to perform control on the user equipmentreporting the assistant information.

Preferably, the configuration execution module comprises:

a first configuration unit, configured to: configure the controlparameter of assistant information for the user equipment at a presetmoment of sending the control parameter of assistant information;

a second configuration unit, configured to: after receiving theassistant information sent by the user equipment, feed back a rejectionindication indicating that wireless parameters are not reconfigured forthe user equipment to the user equipment, and configure the controlparameter of assistant information for the user equipment through therejection indication; and

a third configuration unit, configured to: after receiving the assistantinformation sent by the user equipment, feed back configurationinformation including reconfigured wireless parameters to the userequipment, and configure the control parameter of assistant informationfor the user equipment through the configuration information.

Preferably, a bearer way used when the configuration execution moduleconfigures the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment is:

configuring the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment through a system message; and/or,

configuring the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment through a RRC dedicated signaling; and/or,

configuring the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment through a MAC signaling; and/or,

configuring the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment through a downlink control channel.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes afirst preset time span, and the assistant information report module isconfigured to report the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation. comprising: determining whether a time interval from thelast transmission of assistant information exceeds the first preset timespan when it is required to send the assistant information, when thetime interval exceeds the first preset time span, sending the assistantinformation, and when the time interval does not exceed the first presettime span, not sending the assistant information; and/or,

the control parameter of assistant information includes a second presetthreshold, and the assistant information report module is configured toreport the assistant information of the user equipment to the networkside according to the control parameter of assistant information,comprising: when the user equipment is in a RRC connection status and itis required to send the assistant information, determining whether thenumber of times of the user equipment having sent the assistantinformation in a current RRC connection status reaches or exceeds thesecond preset threshold, when the second preset threshold is notreached, sending the assistant information, and when the second presetthreshold is reached or exceeded, not sending the assistant information;and/or,

the control parameter of assistant information includes a third presettime span and a fourth preset threshold, and the assistant informationreport module is configured to report the assistant information of theuser equipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information, comprising: determining whether the number oftimes of the user equipment sending the assistant information within thethird preset time span reaches or exceeds the fourth preset thresholdwhen it is required to send the assistant information, when the numberof times of sending the assistant information does not reach the fourthpreset threshold, sending the assistant information, and when the numberof times of sending the assistant information reaches or exceeds thefourth preset threshold, not sending the assistant information.

The example of the present document further provides a system forcontrolling assistant information of user equipment, which comprises: anaccess network element at network side and a user equipment accessing anetwork via the access network element at network side;

the access network element at network side is configured to: determinewhether it is required to perform control on the user equipmentreporting the assistant information according to a load condition of theaccess network element at network side, and when determining that it isrequired to perform control on the user equipment reporting theassistant information, configure a control parameter of assistantinformation for the user equipment; and

the user equipment is configured to: acquire the control parameter ofassistant information configured by the access network element atnetwork side, and report the assistant information of the user equipmentto the access network element at network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information.

Preferably, the access network element at network side comprises thedevice for controlling the assistant information of the user equipmentapplied to the network side; and

the user equipment comprises the device for controlling the assistantinformation of the user equipment applied to the user equipment.

The example of the present document provides a method, device and systemfor controlling the assistant information of the user equipment, and thenetwork side and the user equipment appoint a control parameter ofassistant information of the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation of the user equipment, and the user equipment reports theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information, whichimplements that the user equipment reports the assistant informationaccording to an appointment between the user equipment and the networkside, avoiding that the UE sends the assistant information frequently,and solves the problem that the system efficiency is reduced, for the UEreports the assistant information inappropriately.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a method for controlling assistantinformation of user equipment provided in the example 1 of the presentdocument.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of structure of a MAC PDU in the example 1of the present document.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of structure of a MAC CE provided in theexample 1 of the present document.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of structure of a device for controllingassistant information of user equipment provided in the example 2 of thepresent document.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of structure of a device for controllingassistant information of user equipment provided in the example 3 of thepresent document.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of structure of a device for controllingassistant information of user equipment provided in the example 4 of thepresent document.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of structure of a device for controllingassistant information of user equipment provided in the example 5 of thepresent document.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of structure of a system for controllingassistant information of user equipment provided in the example 6 of thepresent document.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT DOCUMENT

A rule of reporting the assistant information of UE is not defined inthe discussion of the 3GPP at present, and in the condition of nocontrol, the UE is likely to frequently send the assistant information,but not all the assistant information reported by the UE is necessarykey information for the radio resource management of the network side(e.g., the preference of the UE to the power saving or the performancemay not be always favorable to the network, and if the preference of theUE is satisfied, load of the network side may increase), and gains willnot be always brought to the radio resource efficiency of the system.Therefore, if the rule of the UE reporting the assistant information isinappropriate, excessively additional overhead will be brought to thesystem on the contrary, which reduces the system efficiency.

In order to solve the above problem, the example of the present documentprovides a method, device and system for controlling assistantinformation of user equipment. The examples of the present document willbe described in detail in combination with the accompanying drawingsbelow. It should be noted that the examples in the present document andthe characteristics in the examples can be optionally combined with eachother in the condition of no conflict.

The example 1 of the present document will be firstly described incombination with the accompanying drawing.

The example of the present document provides a method for controllingassistant information of the user equipment, descriptions are made withan example of an evolved Node B (eNB) completing functions of thenetwork side and the user equipment being specifically the UE, and theflow of controlling the UE to send the assistant information with themethod is as shown in FIG. 1, and the following steps are included.

In step 100, the network side determines whether it is required toperform control on the UE reporting the assistant information accordingto a load condition of the network side.

The network side can determine whether it is required to perform controlon the UE sending the assistant information according to the loadcondition of the network side, and if the network side considers thatcontrol is not required, the network side does not need to send ancontrol parameter of assistant information to the UE; and if the networkside considers that the load is serious and it is required to performcontrol on the UE, the network side can send the control parameter ofassistant information and initiate a flow of appointing the controlparameter of assistant information with the UE.

In step 101, when determining that it is required to perform control onthe user equipment reporting the assistant information, the network sideconfigures the control parameter of assistant information for the UE.

The step specifically includes the following three implementation ways:

1. The network side initiates to appoint the control parameter ofassistant information with the UE according to a preset moment ofsending the control parameter of assistant information.

2. The network side initiates to appoint the control parameter ofassistant information with the UE when a change of load is higher than apreset load threshold.

Regarding when the network side to configure the control parameter ofassistant information, one of the factors depends on the condition ofchanges of load at the network side, and when the load is higher than acertain limit (the limits are different according to the difference ofperformance between products of different manufacturers), the networkside can decide to control the transmission of the assistant informationof the UE and configure the control parameter of assistant information.

3. After receiving the assistant information sent by the UE, the networkside feeds back a rejection indication indicating that wirelessparameters are not reconfigured for the UE to the UE or feeds backconfiguration information including the reconfigured wireless parametersto the UE, the control parameter of assistant information included inthe rejection indication or the configuration information, so as toinitiate to appoint the control parameter of assistant information withthe UE.

After the network side receives the assistant information of the UE, ifit is unwilling to reconfigure the wireless parameters for the UEaccording to the assistant information of the UE due to the load, thenetwork side can feed back the rejection indication, and meanwhile, itcan send the control parameter of assistant information and therejection indication to the UE together, thus signaling overhead can besaved.

Or, after the network side receives the assistant information of the UE,if the network side determines to reconfigure the wireless parametersfor the UE according to the assistant information of the UE, the networkside sends the control parameter of assistant information and thereconfigured wireless parameters to the UE together through theconfiguration information, and the signaling overhead also can be saved.

In step 102, the UE acquires the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the network side.

The specific contents of the control parameter of assistant informationcan be set according to the network situations and applicationrequirements, and examples of the specific contents of several kinds ofcontrol parameter of assistant information are given below.

1. The control parameter of assistant information includes a firstpreset time span, the user equipment reporting the assistant informationof the user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information includes: the user equipmentdetermining whether a time interval from the last transmission of theassistant information exceeds the first preset time span when it isrequired to send the assistant information, when the time intervalexceeds the first preset time span, the UE sending the assistantinformation, and when the time interval does not exceed the first presettime span, the UE not sending the assistant information.

2. The control parameter of assistant information includes a secondpreset threshold, the user equipment reporting the assistant informationof the user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information includes: when the UE is in a RRCconnection status and it is required to send the assistant information,the UE determining whether the number of times of the user equipmenthaving sent the assistant information in the current RRC connectionstatus reaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, when the numberof times of having sent the assistant information does not reach thesecond preset threshold, sending the assistant information, and when thenumber of times of having sent the assistant information reaches orexceeds the second preset threshold, not sending the assistantinformation.

3. The control parameter of assistant information includes a thirdpreset time span and a fourth preset threshold, the user equipmentreporting the assistant information of the user equipment to the networkside according to the control parameter of assistant informationincludes: the user equipment determining whether the number of times ofthe UE sending the assistant information within the third preset timespan reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold when it is requiredto send the assistant information, when the number of times of sendingthe assistant information does not reach the fourth preset threshold,sending the assistant information, and when the number of times ofsending the assistant information reaches or exceeds the fourth presetthreshold, not sending the assistant information.

In the step, the control parameter of assistant information can be sentby the network side to the UE through messages or signaling, and it alsocan be appointed by the network side and the UE in advance, and aspecific implementation way is described as follows.

1. The network side configures the control parameter of assistantinformation for the UE through system messages.

The system message is specifically a system broadcast message, forexample, a new IE can be added in a SystemInformationBlock2 (SIB2) tobear the control parameter of assistant information of UE.

The following is an embodiment:

 SystemInformationBlockType2 ::=  SEQUENCE {   ac-Barringlnfo  SEQUENCE{    ac-BarringForEmergency   BOOLEAN,    ac-BarringForMO-Signalling  AC-BarringConfig  OPTIONAL,-- Need OP    ac-BarringForMO-Data  AC-BarringConfig  OPTIONAL -- Need OP   }  OPTIONAL,-- Need OP  radioResourceConfigCommon   RadioResourceConfigCommonSIB,  ue-TimersAndConstants  UE-TimersAndConstants,   freqInfo SEQUENCE {   ul-CarrierFreq   ARFCN-Va1ueEUTRA  OPTIONAL,-- Need OP   ul-Bandwidth   ENUMERATED {n6, n15, n25, n50, n75, n100}  OPTIONAL,--Need OP    additionalSpectrumEmission   AdditionalSpectrumEmission   },  mbsfn-SubframeConfigList  MBSFN-SubframeConfigList  OPTIONAL,  -- NeedOR   timeAlignmentTimerCommon  TimeAlignmentTimer,   ...,  lateNonCriticalExtension    OCTET STRING  OPTIONAL,-- Need OP  [[ ssac-BarringForMMTEL-Voice-r9   AC-BarringConfig  OPTIONAL,-- NeedOP    ssac-BarringForMMTEL-Video-r9   AC-BarringConfig  OPTIONAL -- NeedOP   ]],   [[ ac-BarringForCSFB-r10   AC-BarringConfig  OPTIONAL -- NeedOP   ]]    ue-AssistantInfoControl      UE-AssistantInfoControl-IEOPTIONAL -- Need OP  }  UE-AssistantlnfoControl-IE ::=  SEQUENCE {  Threshold-1         ENUMERATED {  s00, s10, s20, s40,  s60, s80,s100,s200,s400,s800},  }

The above is an example of adding the first preset threshold in apseudocode of the SIB2 of the existing Long Term Evolution (LTE)protocol, that is, an IE ue-AssistantInfoControl is newly added in theSIB2 to be used for bearing the first preset threshold. The above s00,s10 and s20 respectively represent 0 second, 10 seconds and 20 seconds,and so forth.

The same method also can be applied to the setting of the second presetthreshold, or the setting of the third preset time span, or the settingof the fourth preset threshold.

Besides adding the IE in the existing SIB, a new SIB also can bedefined, for example, the SIB15 bears the control parameter of assistantinformation of UE.

2. The network side configures the control parameter of assistantinformation for the UE through a RRC dedicated signaling.

For example, the control parameter of assistant information of UE isborne by newly adding the IE in the existing RRC signaling, or thecontrol parameter of assistant information of UE is borne by defining anew RRC signaling.

An example is given by newly adding the IE in the existing RRC signalingbelow.

The control parameter of assistant information of UE can be borne byadding the IE in RRCConnectionSetup, SecurityModeCommand,RCConnectionReconfiguration, RRCConnectionReestablishment,RRCConnectionReestablishmentReject, RRCConnectionRej ect,RRCConnectionRelease, UECapabilityEnquiry and UElnformationRequest, anda design way of the IE also can refer to the above example of thepseudocode of the SIB2.

3. The network side configures the control parameter of assistantinformation for the UE through a MAC signaling.

A MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU) defined in the protocol standard of LTEMAC layer is as shown in FIG. 2.

The MAC PDU is composed of a MAC header, an MAC Control Element (CE) anda MAC Service Data Unit (SDU), wherein the MAC SDU is used for bearingdata or signaling, one MAC PDU can contain 0 or multiple MAC SDUs (thatis, when a null data packet is transmitted, the MAC PDU can have no MACSDU and only contain the MAC header and the MAC CE); the MAC CE is usedfor transferring certain control information related to the radioresource management (for example, in the related art, there exists a MACCE used for indicating the data volume in UE cache and a MAC CE used forindicating the UE power margin and so on); and the MAC header iscomposed of multiple MAC subheaders, and each MAC subheader is inone-to-one correspondence with the MAC CE and the MAC SDU, and it isused for indicating information including names of the corresponding MACCE and the MAC SDU (a Logic Channel Identifier (LCID) field in the MACsubheader is used for representing the names of the corresponding MAC CEand the MAC SDU) and lengths of the corresponding MAC CE and the MAC SDU(an L field in the MAC subheader is used for representing the lengths ofthe corresponding MAC CE and the MAC SDU) and so on.

A new MAC CE is defined to bear the control parameter of assistantinformation of UE, and a structure of the MAC CE is as shown in FIG. 3.

“R” in the figure represents a reserved bit; if the control parameter ofassistant information of the UE is less than one byte, a defining methodin FIG. 3 (a) can be adopted; and if the control parameter of assistantinformation of the UE is greater than one byte and less than two bytes,a defining method in FIG. 3 (b) can be adopted; and the above is only anexample, if the control parameter of assistant information of the UE isgreater than two bytes, a number of defined bytes can be added in asimilar defining way.

The method for defining the LCID corresponding to the MAC CE with thecontrol parameter of assistant information is described as follows.

The definitions of downlink LCIDs defined in the existing LTE MAC layerprotocol is shown in the following Table 1.

TABLE 1 Downlink shared channel LCID table Serial number LCID Values00000 Common control channel 00001-01010 Logic channel IDs 01011-11010Reserved serial numbers 11011 Activation/deactivation indication 11100UE contention resolution identifier 11101 Time advance command 11110 DRX(Discontinuous Reception) command 11111 Padding information

The method for newly defining the LCID corresponding to the MAC CE withthe control parameter of assistant information therein is shown in thefollowing Table 2.

TABLE 2 Downlink shared channel LCID table Serial number LCID Values00000 Common control channel 00001-01010 Logic channel IDs 01011-11001Reserved serial numbers 11010 Control parameter of assistant informationof UE 11011 Activation/deactivation indication 11100 UE contentionresolution identifier 11101 Time advance command 11110 DRX(Discontinuous Reception) command 11111 Padding information

A serial number is lined out from the reserved serial numbers and usedfor defining the control parameter of assistant information of UE. Afterreading the LCID, a receiving terminal can know that the correspondingMAC PDU includes the MAC CE with the control parameter of assistantinformation of UE, and then it can read the control parameter ofassistant information of UE in the MAC CE.

4. The network side configures the control parameter of assistantinformation for the UE through a downlink control channel.

In the LTE system, the eNB can transmit the control parameter ofassistant information of UE to the UE through a Physical DownlinkControl Channel (PDCCH).

The embodiment includes:

selecting one format from the existing PDCCH formats, and adding a fieldin the format to bear the control parameter of assistant information ofUE;

newly defining a PDCCH format to be used for transmitting the controlparameter of assistant information of UE;

for example,

the PDCCH in the existing LTE system has a variety of formats which arerespectively used for indicating downlink resource assignment or uplinkresource scheduling of the UE, and an example of adding the controlparameter of assistant information of UE in a PDCCH format 1(a format 1)is given below.

The PDCCH format 1 added with the control parameter of assistantinformation of UE is shown in the following Table 3.

TABLE 3 PDCCH format added with the control parameter of assistantinformation of UE Field Carrier indicator Resource allocation headerResource block assignment Modulation and coding scheme (modulation-demodulation order ) HARQ process number ( Hybrid AutomaticRepeat Request process number ) New data indicator Redundancy versionTPC command for PUCCH ( transmit power control ) Downlink AssignmentIndex Control parameter of assistant information of UE

Wherein, the control parameter of assistant information of UE is addedat the end of the PDCCH format 1 of the existing LTE standard, and thefield length of the control parameter of assistant information of UE isdetermined according to a defined granularity of the control parameterof assistant information of UE.

Similarly, the control parameter of assistant information of UE also canbe added in other PDCCH formats of the existing LTE standard, and themethod is similar to that in the above example.

A PDCCH format also can be newly defined, for example, the PDCCH format5 is defined to be dedicatedly used for bearing the control parameter ofassistant information of UE.

5. The network side sends the rejection indication indicating thatwireless parameters are refused to be reconfigured for the UE and thecontrol parameter of assistant information to the UE together; or,

6. The network side sends the wireless parameters reconfigured for theUE and the control parameter of assistant information to the UEtogether; or,

7. The network side and the UE appoint the control parameter ofassistant information in advance.

After the UE and the network side appoint the control parameter ofassistant information, the assistant information can be sent accordingto the control parameter of assistant information, and it enters step102.

In step 103, the UE reports the assistant information of the UE to thenetwork side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation.

In the step, corresponding to the control parameter of assistantinformation of the step 102, the UE performs the reporting of theassistant information according to contents of configuration parametersof assistant information, and a specific implementation is described asfollows.

1. (Corresponding to the contents of the first kind of control parameterof assistant information in the step 102) the UE includes a first timer,when the UE sends the assistant information, the first timer is cleared,and then the first timer restarts timing according to the first presettime span, and a timing unit can be a millisecond, a subframe and asecond and so on. The UE checks a timing situation of the first timerwhen it is required to send the assistant information, if the firsttimer times out, the UE sends the assistant information, and if thefirst timer does not time out, the UE does not send the assistantinformation.

This way is to perform long-time statistics on the frequency of sendingthe assistant information of the UE, it is applicable to the scenario ofthe UE frequently establishing and releasing the RRC connection, forexample, when the UE runs the software of instant message type (such asQQ and MSN and so on), the data transmission interval of the UE isnormally more than ten seconds or dozens of seconds, at this point, whenthe UE has no data to be sent, the RRC connection is likely to bereleased by the network side, and when the UE has data arriving, it isrequired to reestablish the RRC connection again. With regard to suchscenario, making the first timer of the UE keep timing can control thefrequency of sending the assistant information more accurately.

Moreover, during the timing of the first timer, if the UE releases theRRC connection or the UE moves to other cells, the first timer can stoptiming.

2. (Corresponding to the contents of the second kind of controlparameter of assistant information in the step 102) the UE includes asecond counter, and when the UE triggers a RRC connection establishmentprocess, the UE starts the second counter to start to count from zero,and the UE checks a counting situation of the second counter when it isrequired to send the assistant information, if a counting result of thesecond counter does not reach the second preset threshold, the UE sendsthe assistant information, and if the counting result of the secondcounter reaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, the UE does notsend the assistant information.

When the UE establishing the RRC connection fails or the RRC connectionof the UE is released, the second counter can continue counting, and italso can stop counting.

3. (Corresponding to the contents of the third kind of control parameterof assistant information in the step 102) the UE includes a third timerand a fourth counter, and when a triggering condition is satisfied, thethird timer is cleared and retimes according to the third preset timespan, and the fourth counter starts to count from zero while the thirdtimer is cleared and retimes, and the UE checks a counting situation ofthe fourth counter when it is required to send the assistantinformation, if a counting result of the fourth counter does not reachthe fourth preset threshold, it sends the assistant information, and ifthe counting result of the fourth counter reaches or exceeds the fourthpreset threshold, it does not send the assistant information.

When the UE initiates the handover process or reselects to be in othercells, the third timer stops timing, and the fourth counter stopscounting; alternatively, the third timer also can continue timing, andthe fourth counter also can continue counting.

In the example of the present document, the triggering condition ispreferably that timing of the third timer expires according to the thirdpreset time span. Moreover, the following any one or any multiple ofevents can be taken as the triggering condition to individually triggerthe third timer to time, any one or any multiple of events in thefollowing events and the event of “timing of the third timer expiresaccording to the third preset time span” also can be combined to serveas the triggering condition, and the events that can be taken as thetriggering condition are as follows:

the UE completing an Attach process to establish a connection with acore network; or,

the UE completing a RRC connection process to establish a connectionwith an access network; or,

the UE starting up; or,

the UE receiving information including the control parameter ofassistant information sent by the network side; or,

reaching a starting time customized by the UE.

So far, the general flow of the UE sending the control information ofassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation ends.

Since the user of the UE is in continuous movement, when the UE performshandover or reselects to be in other cells, the control of transmissionof corresponding assistant information is also required. Specifically,if the control parameter of assistant information of UE is configured bythe network side for the UE through the system message, the UE reads thebroadcast message of a new cell (or called a target cell), and if thebroadcast message of the new cell includes the control parameter ofassistant information of UE, the UE controls the transmission of theassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation of UE, and if the broadcast message of the new cell does notinclude the control parameter of assistant information of UE, the UEdoes not control the transmission of the assistant information; when theUE performs handover or reselects to be in other cells, if the controlparameter of assistant information of UE is configured by the networkside for the UE through the RRC dedicated signaling or is configured bythe network side for the UE through the MAC signaling, the UE cancelsthe control parameter of assistant information configured by a sourcecell for the UE, and the UE does not perform control on the transmissionof the assistant information in the new cell, until the UE receives thecontrol parameter of assistant information configured by the new cell,or the UE continues performing control on the transmission of theassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the source cell for the UE, and after the UEreceives the control parameter of assistant information configured bythe new cell, the UE performs control on the transmission of theassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the new cell.

According to the way of the network side configuring the controlparameter of assistant information for the UE in the step 102, when theUE moves to be in other cells (including performing handover orreselecting to be in other cells), the configuration way according tothe control parameter of assistant information of UE comprises 3situations.

Situation 1. If the control parameter of assistant information of UE isconfigured for the UE through the broadcast message, the UE stopscontrolling the transmission of the assistant information according tothe control parameter of assistant information of UE in the broadcastmessage of the source cell. Preferably, after stopping controlling thetransmission of the assistant information according to the controlparameter of assistant information of the source cell, the UE reads thebroadcast message of the new cell (or called the target cell), and ifthe broadcast message of the new cell includes the control parameter ofassistant information of UE, the UE controls the transmission of theassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation of UE, and if the broadcast message of the new cell does notinclude the control parameter of assistant information of UE, the UEdoes not control the transmission of the assistant information.

Situation 2. If the control parameter of assistant information of UE isconfigured for the UE through the RRC signaling or the MAC signaling,there exist two resolution ways, one of the ways can be selected.

Way 1. The UE cancels the control parameter of assistant informationconfigured by the source cell for the UE, and the UE does not performcontrol on the transmission of the assistant information in the newcell; preferably, if the UE receives the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the new cell soon afterwards, the UE performscontrol on the transmission of the assistant information according tothe control parameter of assistant information configured by the newcell.

Way 2. The UE continues performing control on the transmission of theassistant information according to the control parameter of assistantinformation configured by the source cell for the UE; preferably, whenthe UE receives the control parameter of assistant informationconfigured by the new cell soon afterwards, the UE performs control onthe transmission of the assistant information according to the controlparameter of assistant information configured by the new cell.

Situation 3. If a fixed control parameter of assistant information of UEis configured through the protocol standard, the UE continues to keepperforming control on the transmission of the assistant informationaccording to the fixed control parameter of assistant information of UE.

The example 2 of the present document will be described in combinationwith the accompanying drawing below.

The example of the present document provides a device for controllingassistant information of the user equipment, and a structure of thedevice is as shown in FIG. 4, which includes:

a parameter acquisition module 401, configured to: acquire a controlparameter of assistant information configured by a network side; and

an assistant information report module 402, configured to: report theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes afirst preset time span, the assistant information report module beingconfigured to report the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation includes: the user equipment determining whether a timeinterval from the last transmission of assistant information exceeds thefirst preset time span when it is required to send the assistantinformation, when the time interval exceeds the first preset time span,the user equipment sending the assistant information, and when the timeinterval does not exceed the first preset time span, the user equipmentnot sending the assistant information; the assistant information reportmodule 402 includes:

a first timer 4021, configured to: be cleared and restart timingaccording to the first preset time span when the user equipment sendsthe assistant information; and

a first determination unit 4022, configured to: check a timing situationof the first timer 4021 when it is required to send the assistantinformation, if the first timer 4021 times out, the user equipment sendsthe assistant information, and if the first timer 4021 does not timeout, the user equipment does not send the assistant information.

Preferably, the first timer 4021 is further configured to: stop timingwhen the user equipment releases a RRC connection or the user equipmentmoves to other cells.

Preferably, the first timer 4021 is further configured to: continuetiming when the user equipment releases a RRC connection or the userequipment moves to other cells.

The device for controlling the configuration information of the userequipment in the example of the present document can be integrated inthe user equipment, and the user equipment completes the correspondingfunctions. Preferably, the user equipment related in the example of thepresent document is the UE.

The example 3 of the present document will be described in combinationwith the accompanying drawing below.

The example of the present document also provides a device forcontrolling assistant information of the user equipment, and a structureof the device is as shown in FIG. 5, which includes:

a parameter acquisition module 501, configured to: acquire a controlparameter of assistant information configured by a network side; and

an assistant information report module 502, configured to: report theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes asecond preset threshold, the assistant information report module beingconfigured to report the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation includes: when the user equipment is in a RRC connectionstatus and it is required to send the assistant information, determiningwhether the number of times of the user equipment having sent theassistant information in the current RRC connection status reaches orexceeds the second preset threshold, when the second preset threshold isnot reached, sending the assistant information, and when the secondpreset threshold is reached or exceeded, not sending the assistantinformation; the assistant information report module 502 includes:

a second counter 5021, configured to: when the user equipment triggers aRRC connection establishment process, start to count from zero; and

a second determination unit 5022, configured to: check a countingsituation of the second counter 5021 when it is required to send theassistant information, if a counting result of the second counter 5021does not reach the second preset threshold, the user equipment sends theassistant information, and if the counting result of the second counter5021 reaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, the user equipmentdoes not send the assistant information.

Preferably, the second counter 5021 is further configured to: stopcounting when the user equipment establishing the RRC connection failsor the RRC connection of the user equipment is released.

Preferably, the second counter 5021 is further configured to: stopcounting when the user equipment initiates a handover process.

Preferably, the second counter 5021 is further configured to: continuecounting when the user equipment initiates a handover process.

The device for controlling the configuration information of the userequipment in the example of the present document can be integrated inthe user equipment, and the user equipment completes the correspondingfunctions. Preferably, the user equipment related in the example of thepresent document is the UE.

The example 4 of the present document will be described in combinationwith the accompanying drawing below.

The example of the present document also provides a device forcontrolling assistant information of the user equipment, and a structureof the device is as shown in FIG. 6, which includes:

a parameter acquisition module 601, configured to: acquire a controlparameter of assistant information configured by a network side; and anassistant information report module 602, configured to: report theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes athird preset time span and a fourth preset threshold, the assistantinformation report module being configured to report the assistantinformation of the user equipment to the network side according to thecontrol parameter of assistant information includes: the user equipmentdetermining whether the number of times of the user equipment sendingthe assistant information within the third preset time span reaches orexceeds the fourth preset threshold when it is required to send theassistant information, when the number of times of sending the assistantinformation does not reach the fourth preset threshold, sending theassistant information, and when the number of times of sending theassistant information reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold,not sending the assistant information; the assistant information reportmodule 602 includes:

a third timer 6021, configured to: be cleared when a triggeringcondition is satisfied, and retime according to the third preset timespan, wherein the triggering condition includes the timing of the thirdtimer 6021 expires according to the third preset time span and/or anyone or any multiple of the following events:

the user equipment completing an Attach process to establish aconnection with a core network, the user equipment completing a RRCconnection process to establish a connection with an access network, theuser equipment starting up, the user equipment receiving informationincluding the control parameter of assistant information sent by thenetwork side, and reaching a time of starting the third timer to starttiming customized by the user equipment;

a fourth counter 6022, configured to: while the third timer 6021 iscleared and retimes, start to count from zero;

a third determination unit 6023, configured to: check a countingsituation of the fourth counter 6022 when it is required to send theassistant information, if a counting result of the fourth counter 6022does not reach the fourth preset threshold, send the assistantinformation, and if the counting result of the fourth counter 6022reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold, not send the assistantinformation.

Preferably, the third timer 6021 is further configured to: stop timingwhen the user equipment initiates a handover process or reselects to bein other cells; and the fourth counter 6022 is further configured to:stop counting when the third timer 6021 stops timing.

Preferably, the third timer 6021 is further configured to: continuetiming when the user equipment initiates the handover process orreselects to be in other cells; and the fourth counter 6022 is furtherconfigured to: continue counting when the user equipment initiates thehandover process or reselects to be in other cells.

The device for controlling the configuration information of the userequipment in the example of the present document can be integrated inthe user equipment, and the user equipment completes the correspondingfunctions. Preferably, the user equipment related in the example of thepresent document is the UE.

The example 5 of the present document will be described in combinationwith the accompanying drawing below.

The example of the present document provides a device for controllingassistant information of the user equipment, applied to the networkside, and a structure of the device is as shown in FIG. 7, whichincludes:

a control starting module 701, configured to: determine whether it isrequired to perform control on the user equipment reporting theassistant information according to a load condition of the network side;

a configuration execution module 702, configured to: when the controlstarting module determines that it is required to perform control on theuser equipment reporting the assistant information, configure a controlparameter of assistant information for the user equipment; and

a transmitting module 703, configured to: send the control parameter ofassistant information to the user equipment.

Preferably, the configuration execution module 702 includes:

a first configuration unit 7021, configured to: configure the controlparameter of assistant information for the user equipment at a presetmoment of sending the control

parameter of assistant information;

a second configuration unit 7022, configured to: after receiving theassistant information sent by the user equipment, feed back a rejectionindication indicating that wireless parameters are not reconfigured forthe user equipment to the user equipment, and configure the controlparameter of assistant information for the user equipment through therejection indication; and

a third configuration unit 7023, configured to: after receiving theassistant information sent by the user equipment, feed backconfiguration information including the reconfigured wireless parametersto the user equipment.

The device for controlling the assistant information of the userequipment provided in the example of the present document can beintegrated in an access network element at network side, and the accessnetwork element at network side completes the corresponding functions.Preferably, the access network element at network side is an eNB.

The example 6 of the present document will be described in combinationwith the accompanying drawing below.

The example of the present document provides a system for controllingassistant information of the user equipment, and a structure of thesystem is as shown in FIG. 8, which includes:

an access network element at network side 801 and user equipment 802accessing a network via the access network element at network side;

the access network element at network side 801 is configured to:determine whether it is required to perform control on the userequipment 802 reporting the assistant information according to a loadcondition of the access network element at network side, and whendetermining that it is required to perform control on the user equipment802 reporting the assistant information, configure a control parameterof assistant information for the user equipment 802; and

the user equipment 802 is configured to: acquire the control parameterof assistant information configured by the access network element atnetwork side 801, and report the assistant information of the userequipment 802 to the access network element at network side 801.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information includes afirst preset time span, the assistant information report module beingconfigured to report the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation includes: the user equipment 802 determining whether a timeinterval from the last transmission of assistant information exceeds thefirst preset time span when it is required to send the assistantinformation, when the time interval exceeds the first preset time span,the user equipment 802 sending the assistant information, and when thetime interval does not exceed the first preset time span, the userequipment 802 not sending the assistant information; the user equipment802 includes a first timer 8021 and a first determination module 8022;

the first timer 8021 is configured to: be cleared and restart timingaccording to the first preset time span when the user equipment 802sends the assistant information; and the first determination module 8022is configured to: check a timing situation of the first timer 8021 whenit is required to send the assistant information, if the first timer8021 times out, determine that the user equipment 802 sends theassistant information, and if the first timer 8021 does not time out,determine that the user equipment 802 does not send the assistantinformation.

Preferably, the first timer 8021 is further configured to: stop timingwhen the user equipment 802 releases a RRC connection or the userequipment 802 moves to be in other cells during the timing.

Preferably, the first timer 8021 is further configured to: continuetiming when the user equipment 802 releases a RRC connection or the userequipment 802 moves to be in other cells during the timing.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information also caninclude a second preset threshold, the assistant information reportmodule being configured to report the assistant information of the userequipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information includes: when the user equipment 802 is in a RRCconnection status and it is required to send the assistant information,the user equipment 802 determining whether the number of times of theuser equipment having sent the assistant information in the current RRCconnection status reaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, whenthe number of times of having sent the assistant information does notreach the second preset threshold, sending the assistant information,and when the number of times of sending the assistant informationreaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, not sending theassistant information; the user equipment 802 also includes a secondcounter 8023 and a second determination module 8024;

a second counter 8023 is configured to: when the user equipment 802triggers a RRC connection establishment process, start to count fromzero; and

a second determination module 8024 is configured to: check a countingsituation of the second counter 8023 when it is required to send theassistant information, if a counting result of the second counter 8023does not reach the second preset threshold, determine that the userequipment 802 sends the assistant information, and if the countingresult of the second counter 8023 reaches or exceeds the second presetthreshold, determine that the user equipment 802 does not send theassistant information.

Preferably, the second determination module 8024 is further configuredto: stop counting when the user equipment 802 establishing the RRCconnection fails or the RRC connection of the user equipment 802 isreleased, or when the user equipment 802 initiates a handover process.

Preferably, the second determination module 8024 is further configuredto: continue counting when the user equipment 802 establishing the RRCconnection fails or the RRC connection of the user equipment 802 isreleased, or when the user equipment 802 initiates the handover process.

Preferably, the control parameter of assistant information also includesa third preset time span and a fourth preset threshold, the assistantinformation report module being configured to report the assistantinformation of the user equipment to the network side according to thecontrol parameter of assistant information includes: the user equipment802 determining whether the number of times of the user equipmentsending the assistant information within the third preset time spanreaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold when it is required tosend the assistant information, when the number of times of sending theassistant information does not reach the fourth preset threshold,sending the assistant information, and when the number of times ofsending the assistant information reaches or exceeds the fourth presetthreshold, not sending the assistant information; the user equipment 802also includes a third timer 8205, a fourth counter 8026 and a thirddetermination module 8027;

the third timer 8025 is configured to: be cleared and retime accordingto the third preset time span when a triggering condition is satisfied,wherein the triggering condition is specifically: timing of the thirdtimer 8025 expires according to the third preset time span, or the userequipment 802 completing an Attach process to establish a connectionwith a core network, or the user equipment 802 completing a RRCconnection process to establish a connection with an access network, orthe user equipment 802 starting up, or the user equipment 802 receivinginformation including the control parameter of assistant informationsent by the network side, or reaching a starting time customized by theuser equipment 802;

the fourth counter 8026 is configured to: while the third timer 8025 iscleared and retimes, start to count from zero; and

the third determination module 8027 is configured to: check a countingsituation of the fourth counter 8026 when it is required to send theassistant information, if a counting result of the fourth counter 8026does not reach the fourth preset threshold, determine to send theassistant information, and if the counting result of the fourth counter8026 reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold, determine not tosend the assistant information.

Preferably, the third timer 8025 is further configured to: stop timingwhen the user equipment 802 initiates a handover process or reselects tobe in other cells; and the fourth counter 8026 is further configured to:stop counting when the user equipment 802 initiates the handover processor reselects to be in other cells and the third timer 8025 stops timing.

Preferably, the third timer 8025 is further configured to: continuetiming when the user equipment 802 initiates the handover process orreselects to be in other cells; and the fourth counter 8026 is furtherconfigured to: continue counting when the user equipment 802 initiatesthe handover process or reselects to be in other cells.

The user equipment in the example of the present document is speciallythe UE, which possesses the functions of the device for controlling theassistant information of the user equipment provided in any one of theexamples 2 to 4 of the present document; and the access network elementat network side in the example of the present document is specially theeNB, which possesses the functions of the device for controlling theassistant information of the user equipment provided in the example 5.

The example of the present document provides a method, device and systemfor controlling the assistant information of the user equipment, and theuser equipment acquires the control parameter of assistant informationconfigured by the network side, and the user equipment reports theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information, whichimplements that the network side controls the user equipment reportingthe assistant information, avoiding that the UE sends the assistantinformation frequently, and solves the problem that the systemefficiency is reduced, for the UE reports the assistant informationinappropriately. The method and system for controlling the assistantinformation of the user equipment provided in the example of the presentdocument are applied to the LTE system and a Universal MobileTelecommunications System (UMTS) system.

The ordinary person skilled in the art can understand that all or partof steps of the above examples can be implemented by using a flow ofcomputer program, the computer program can be stored in a computerreadable memory medium, the computer program is executed incorresponding hardware platforms (such as a system, equipment, deviceand component and so on), and when the program is carried out, one ofthe steps or a combination of the steps of the method examples iscomprised.

Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above examples also canbe implemented by using integrated circuits, and these steps can be madeinto multiple integrated circuit modules respectively or multiplemodules or steps of them can be made into a single integrated circuitmodule to be implemented. Therefore, the present document is not limitedto any specific combination of hardware and software.

The devices or function modules or function units in the above examplescan be implemented through a universal calculating device, and they canbe concentrated in a single calculating device or distributed in anetwork composed of multiple calculating devices.

If implemented in a form of software function module and sold or used asan independent product, the devices or function modules or functionunits in the above examples can be stored in a computer readable memorymedium. The computer readable memory medium mentioned above can be aread-only memory, disk or optical disk and so on.

Any skilled familiar to the art can easily conceive changes andsubstitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the presentdocument, and these changes and substitutions shall be all coveredwithin the protection scope of the present document. Therefore, theprotection scope of the present document should be subject to theprotection scope described in the claims.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

In the example of the present document, the user equipment acquires thecontrol parameter of assistant information configured by the networkside, and the user equipment reports the assistant information of theuser equipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information, which implements that the network side controlsthe user equipment reporting the assistant information, avoiding thatthe UE sends the assistant information frequently, and solves theproblem that the system efficiency is reduced, for the UE reports theassistant information inappropriately. The method and system forcontrolling the assistant information of the user equipment provided inthe example of the present document are applied to the LTE system andthe UMTS system.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for controlling assistant information ofuser equipment, comprising: the user equipment acquiring a controlparameter of assistant information configured by a network side; and theuser equipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipmentto the network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation.
 2. The method for controlling the assistant information ofthe user equipment according to claim 1, wherein, the control parameterof assistant information includes a first preset time span; the userequipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation comprises: the user equipment determining whether a timeinterval from last transmission of assistant information exceeds thefirst preset time span when needing to send the assistant information,when the time interval exceeds the first preset time span, the userequipment sending the assistant information, and when the time intervaldoes not exceed the first preset time span, the user equipment notsending the assistant information; preferably, the user equipmentcontains a first timer, the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation of the user equipment to the network side according to thecontrol parameter of assistant information comprises: when the userequipment sends the assistant information, the first timer being clearedand restarting timing according to the first preset time span; the userequipment checking a timing situation of the first timer when needing tosend the assistant information, if the first timer times out, the userequipment sending the assistant information, and if the first timer doesnot time out, the user equipment not sending the assistant information,more preferably, the user equipment reporting the assistant informationof the user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises: during timing ofthe first timer, if the user equipment releases a Radio Resource Control(RRC) connection or the user equipment moves to other cells, the firsttimer stopping timing, or the first timer continuing timing. 3.(canceled)
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 5. The method for controlling the assistantinformation of the user equipment according to claim 1, wherein, thecontrol parameter of assistant information includes a second presetthreshold; the user equipment reporting the assistant information of theuser equipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information comprises: when the user equipment is in a RRCconnection status and needs to send the assistant information, the userequipment determining whether a number of times of the user equipmenthaving sent the assistant information in a current RRC connection statusreaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, when the second presetthreshold is not reached, sending the assistant information, and whenthe second preset threshold is reached or exceeded, not sending theassistant information.
 6. The method for controlling the assistantinformation of the user equipment according to claim 5, wherein, theuser equipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipmentto the network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation further comprises: when the user equipment establishing aRRC connection fails or a RRC connection of the user equipment isreleased, the second counter stopping counting; or wherein, the userequipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation further comprises: when the user equipment initiates ahandover process, the second counter stopping counting, or the secondcounter continuing counting.
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 8. The method for controllingthe assistant information of the user equipment according to claim 1,wherein, the control parameter of assistant information includes a thirdpreset time span and a fourth preset threshold; the user equipmentreporting the assistant information of the user equipment to the networkside according to the control parameter of assistant informationcomprises: the user equipment determining whether a number of times ofthe user equipment sending the assistant information within the thirdpreset time span reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold whenneeding to send the assistant information, when the number of times ofsending the assistant information does not reach the fourth presetthreshold, sending the assistant information, and when the number oftimes of sending the assistant information reaches or exceeds the fourthpreset threshold, not sending the assistant information, preferably, theuser equipment contains a third timer and a fourth counter, the userequipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation comprises: when a triggering condition is satisfied, thethird timer being cleared and retiming according to the third presettime span; while the third timer is cleared and retimes, the fourthcounter starting to count from zero; and the user equipment checking acounting situation of the fourth counter when needing to send theassistant information, if a counting result of the fourth counter doesnot reach the fourth preset threshold, sending the assistantinformation, and if the counting result of the fourth counter reaches orexceeds the fourth preset threshold, not sending the assistantinformation, more preferably, the triggering condition includes: timingof the third timer expires according to the third preset time span;and/or any one or any multiple of following events: the user equipmentcompleting an Attach process to establish a connection with a corenetwork; or, the user equipment completing a RRC connection process toestablish a connection with an access network; or, the user equipmentstarting up; or, the user equipment receiving information including thecontrol parameter of assistant information sent by the network side; or,reaching a time of starting the third timer to start timing customizedby the user equipment.
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 11. The method forcontrolling the assistant information of the user equipment according toclaim 8, wherein, the user equipment reporting the assistant informationof the user equipment to the network side according to the controlparameter of assistant information further comprises: when the userequipment initiates a handover process or reselects to be in othercells, the third timer stopping timing, and the fourth counter stoppingcounting, or the third timer continuing timing and the fourth countercontinuing counting.
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 15. Amethod for controlling assistant information of user equipment,comprising: a network side determining whether there is a need toperform control on the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation according to a load condition of the network side; and whendetermining that there is a need to perform control on the userequipment reporting the assistant information, the network sideconfiguring a control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment, and sending the control parameter of assistant information tothe user equipment.
 16. The method for controlling the assistantinformation of the user equipment according to claim 15, wherein, thenetwork side determining whether there is a need to perform control onthe user equipment reporting the assistant information according to aload condition of the network side comprises: when a change of load ishigher than a preset load threshold, the network side determining thatthere is a need to perform control on the user equipment reporting theassistant information.
 17. The method for controlling the assistantinformation of the user equipment according to claim 15, wherein, whendetermining that there is a need to perform control on the userequipment reporting the assistant information, the network sideconfiguring a control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment comprises: configuring the control parameter of assistantinformation for the user equipment at a preset moment of sending thecontrol parameter of assistant information; or, after receiving theassistant information sent by the user equipment, the network sidefeeding back a rejection indication indicating that wireless parametersare not reconfigured for the user equipment to the user equipment, andconfiguring the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment through the rejection indication; or, after receiving theassistant information sent by the user equipment, the network sidefeeding back configuration information including reconfigured wirelessparameters to the user equipment, and configuring the control parameterof assistant information for the user equipment through theconfiguration information.
 18. (canceled)
 19. The method for controllingthe assistant information of the user equipment according to claim 15,wherein, the control parameter of assistant information includes a firstpreset time span, and the control parameter of assistant information isspecifically: the user equipment determining whether a time intervalfrom last transmission of assistant information exceeds the first presettime span when needing to send the assistant information, when the timeinterval exceeds the first preset time span, the user equipment sendingthe assistant information, and when the time interval does not exceedthe first preset time span, the user equipment not sending the assistantinformation; and/or the control parameter of assistant informationincludes a second preset threshold, and the control parameter ofassistant information is specifically: when the user equipment is in aRRC connection status and needs to send the assistant information, theuser equipment determining whether a number of times of the userequipment having sent the assistant information in a current RRCconnection status reaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, whenthe number of times of having sent the assistant information does notreach the second preset threshold, sending the assistant information,and when the number of times of having sent the assistant informationreaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, not sending theassistant information; and/or the control parameter of assistantinformation includes a third preset time span and a fourth presetthreshold, and the control parameter of assistant information isspecifically: the user equipment determining whether a number of timesof the user equipment sending the assistant information within the thirdpreset time span reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold whenneeding to send the assistant information, when the number of times ofsending the assistant information does not reach the fourth presetthreshold, sending the assistant information, and when the number oftimes of sending the assistant information reaches or exceeds the fourthpreset threshold, not sending the assistant information.
 20. A devicefor controlling assistant information of user equipment, comprising: aparameter acquisition module, configured to: acquire a control parameterof assistant information configured by a network side; and an assistantinformation report module, configured to: report the assistantinformation of the user equipment to the network side according to thecontrol parameter of assistant information.
 21. The device forcontrolling the assistant information of the user equipment according toclaim 20, wherein, the control parameter of assistant informationincludes a first preset time span; the assistant information reportmodule being configured to report the assistant information of the userequipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information comprises: determining whether a time intervalfrom last transmission of assistant information exceeds the first presettime span when needing to send the assistant information, when the timeinterval exceeds the first preset time span, sending the assistantinformation, and when the time interval does not exceed the first presettime span, not sending the assistant information, preferably, theassistant information report module comprises: a first timer, configuredto: be cleared and restart timing according to the first preset timespan when the user equipment sends the assistant information; and afirst determination unit, configured to: check a timing situation of thefirst timer when needing to send the assistant information, if the firsttimer times out, send the assistant information, and if the first timerdoes not time out, not send the assistant information, more preferably,the first timer is further configured to: when the user equipmentreleases a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection or the user equipmentmoves to other cells, stop timing, or continue timing.
 22. (canceled)23. (canceled)
 24. The device for controlling the assistant informationof the user equipment according to claim 20, wherein, the controlparameter of assistant information includes a second preset threshold;the assistant information report module being configured to report theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information comprises:when the user equipment is in a RRC connection status and needs to sendthe assistant information, determining whether a number of times of theuser equipment having sent the assistant information in a current RRCconnection status reaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, whenthe second preset threshold is not reached, sending the assistantinformation, and when the second preset threshold is reached orexceeded, not sending the assistant information, preferably, theassistant information report module comprises: a second counter,configured to: when the user equipment triggers a RRC connectionestablishment process, start to count from zero; and a seconddetermination unit, configured to: check a counting situation of thesecond counter when needing to send the assistant information, if acounting result of the second counter does not reach the second presetthreshold, the user equipment sends the assistant information, and ifthe counting result of the second counter reaches or exceeds the secondpreset threshold, the user equipment does not send the assistantinformation.
 25. (canceled)
 26. The device for controlling the assistantinformation of the user equipment according to claim 24, wherein, thesecond counter is further configured to: when the user equipmentestablishing a RRC connection fails or a RRC connection of the userequipment is released, stop counting; or the second counter is furtherconfigured to: when the user equipment initiates a handover process,stop counting, or continue counting.
 27. (canceled)
 28. The device forcontrolling the assistant information of the user equipment according toclaim 20, wherein, the control parameter of assistant informationincludes a third preset time span and a fourth preset threshold, theassistant information report module being configured to report theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information comprises:determining whether a number of times of the user equipment sending theassistant information within the third preset time span reaches orexceeds the fourth preset threshold when needing to send the assistantinformation, when the number of times of sending the assistantinformation does not reach the fourth preset threshold, sending theassistant information, and when the number of times of sending theassistant information reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold,not sending the assistant information.
 29. The device for controllingthe assistant information of the user equipment according to claim 28,wherein, the assistant information report module comprises: a thirdtimer, configured to: be cleared when a triggering condition issatisfied, and retime according to the third preset time span, whereinthe triggering condition includes timing of the third timer expiresaccording to the third preset time span and/or any one or any multipleof following events: the user equipment completing an Attach process toestablish a connection with a core network, the user equipmentcompleting a RRC connection process to establish a connection with anaccess network, the user equipment starting up, the user equipmentreceiving information including the control parameter of assistantinformation sent by the network side, and reaching a time of startingthe third timer to start timing customized by the user equipment; afourth counter, configured to: while the third timer is cleared andretimes, start to count from zero; and a third determination unit,configured to: check a counting situation of the fourth counter whenneeding to send the assistant information, if a counting result of thefourth counter does not reach the fourth preset threshold, send theassistant information, and if the counting result of the fourth counterreaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold, not send the assistantinformation, preferably, the third timer is further configured to: whenthe user equipment initiates a handover process or reselects to be inother cells, stop timing; and the fourth counter is further configuredto: when the third timer stops timing, stop counting; or the third timeris further configured to: when the user equipment initiates the handoverprocess or reselects to be in other cells, continue timing; and thefourth counter is further configured to: when the user equipmentinitiates the handover process or reselects to be in other cells,continue counting.
 30. (canceled)
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 32. A device forcontrolling assistant information of user equipment, applied to anetwork side, comprising: a control starting module, configured to:determine whether there is a need to perform control on the userequipment reporting the assistant information according to a loadcondition of the network side; a configuration execution module,configured to: when the control starting module determines that there isa need to perform control on the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation, configure a control parameter of assistant information forthe user equipment; and a transmitting module, configured to: send thecontrol parameter of assistant information to the user equipment. 33.The device for controlling the assistant information of the userequipment according to claim 32, wherein, the control starting modulebeing configured to determine whether there is a need to perform controlon the user equipment reporting the assistant information according to aload condition of the network side comprises: when a change of load ishigher than a preset load threshold, determining that there is a need toperform control on the user equipment reporting the assistantinformation.
 34. The device for controlling the assistant information ofthe user equipment according to claim 32, wherein, the configurationexecution module comprises: a first configuration unit, configured to:configure the control parameter of assistant information for the userequipment at a preset moment of sending the control parameter ofassistant information; a second configuration unit, configured to: afterreceiving the assistant information sent by the user equipment, feedback a rejection indication indicating that wireless parameters are notreconfigured for the user equipment to the user equipment, and configurethe control parameter of assistant information for the user equipmentthrough the rejection indication; and a third configuration unit,configured to: after receiving the assistant information sent by theuser equipment, feed back configuration information includingreconfigured wireless parameters to the user equipment, and configurethe control parameter of assistant information for the user equipmentthrough the configuration information.
 35. (canceled)
 36. The device forcontrolling the assistant information of the user equipment according toclaim 32, wherein, the control parameter of assistant informationincludes a first preset time span; the assistant information reportmodule being configured to report the assistant information of the userequipment to the network side according to the control parameter ofassistant information comprises: determining whether a time intervalfrom last transmission of assistant information exceeds the first presettime span when needing to send the assistant information, when the timeinterval exceeds the first preset time span, sending the assistantinformation, and when the time interval does not exceed the first presettime span, not sending the assistant information; and/or, the controlparameter of assistant information includes a second preset threshold;the assistant information report module being configured to report theassistant information of the user equipment to the network sideaccording to the control parameter of assistant information comprises:when the user equipment is in a RRC connection status and needs to sendthe assistant information, determining whether a number of times of theuser equipment having sent the assistant information in a current RRCconnection status reaches or exceeds the second preset threshold, whenthe second preset threshold is not reached, sending the assistantinformation, and when the second preset threshold is reached orexceeded, not sending the assistant information; and/or, the controlparameter of assistant information includes a third preset time span anda fourth preset threshold, the assistant information report module beingconfigured to report the assistant information of the user equipment tothe network side according to the control parameter of assistantinformation comprises: determining whether a number of times of the userequipment sending the assistant information within the third preset timespan reaches or exceeds the fourth preset threshold when needing to sendthe assistant information, when the number of times of sending theassistant information does not reach the fourth preset threshold,sending the assistant information, and when the number of times ofsending the assistant information reaches or exceeds the fourth presetthreshold, not sending the assistant information.
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